step; stride; counter for steps
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
it's no joke; gimme a break!
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to encamp; to take up positions
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question